We’ve been wanting to visit Monument Valley for a long time and were thrilled to find the View Hotel for accomodations. While the rooms at the View Hotel all offer fantastic views of Monument Valley, we opted for a different option: the premium cabins.

Located just about a quarter of a mile north of the View Hotel are the premium cabins. These cabins are much quieter than the bustling hotel and parking lot area with the many visitors that come each day. There are a total of 17 standard view cabins and 12 unobstructed view cabins. We were fortunate enough to be able to book an unobstructed view cabin.

Each cabin is self contained unit, so there’s little chance of disturbances from the other cabins. The main room has a king sized bed and a table. Across from the bed is the refrigerator, microwave, and a keurig machine. There is a second small room as well with a bunk bed. The bathroom has all the standard amenities. Since the View Hotel is in the high desert and running water in the area is a luxury, guests are asked to use their shower for shorter times to limit water usage. The bed was fairly comfortable, and we slept well..

The absolute best part of the cabin is the large window and the private covered patio. From the patio is a clear view of the West and East Mitten Buttes and Merrick Butte. This viewpoint is a perfect spot for both sun and moon rises.

Unfortunately, the moon was nearing full while we were staying at the cabin, and moonrise started just after sunset. Proper star photography just wasn’t possible under those conditions, although that didn’t stop Taylor from trying multiple times throughout the night and early morning.

Just south of the cabins are two main attractions of the area: the start of the Monument Valley drive and the Wildcat Trail.

The options for food in the area are scarce. The View Hotel does have a restaurant that is just about as good as we were expecting it to be considering the location and lack of alternatives. It isn’t anything amazing, but it isn’t terrible either, we’d describe it as entirely “alright”. After about 7 or 8 pm the restaurant only allows hotel guests to dine in. Non-hotel guests can only do takeout. Over the two different dinners we tried sampling various items, including nachos grande, the Navajo taco sampler, Navajo frybread, Suzie Yazzie Navajo taco (Taylor was hoping this would be a better version of their sampler but it was just bigger), the soup sampler, and the red chile posole with pork. Taylor had high hopes for the Navajo taco, but was a bit underwhelmed with flavor, which was drowned out by too many filler toppings like the lettuce and tomatoes. The nachos had the same toppings but on chips, so that wasn’t a better option. Entrees all come with soup and salad bar as well. The soup is good, but the salad bar is slightly depressing.

There are a few quite good dishes that we had here though. The red chile posole with pork was very tasty and so was the green chili stew. The frybread was crispy and sweet which made for a nice dessert when drizzled with honey.

Normally, we only post restaurants we recommend and would return to, but this is in the hotel and therefore the most convenient option for guests staying at this hotel. Other food options are limited, so we wanted to include it as fair warning. We also didn't feel like driving 45 minutes after a tiring day of hiking.

Restaurant aside, the View Hotel and the cabin we stayed at were fantastic. The cabin itself is super cute and charming with possibly the greatest view from a hotel room we’ve ever had. We definitely plan on making a return trip and staying here again (but when it isn’t a full moon!). We would like to try out the actual hotel, but the cabins are just so quiet and serene that we’ll likely get one if it’s available. We will plan for better meal options though next time, even if we have to drive a bit.

Google Maps Link: View Hotel
Google Maps Link: View Premium Cabins